The essential first step in your strategy execution journey

Are you struggling with making your strategy clear across your organization? Finding it difficult to turn big-picture thinking into measurable goals? You're not alone. According to Harvard Business Review, 67% of strategies fail due to poor execution.


This playbook is your crucial first step in successful strategy execution – focusing specifically on Step 1: Articulating your Lean Strategy as highlighted in our Strategy Execution Playbook. Before defining OKRs, you need a clear, focused strategy that separates essence from noise.


What This Playbook Offers:


This playbook bridges the gap between having a strategy and making it work. It provides a step-by-step approach to ensure your strategy is ready for OKRs. Written by strategy and OKR experts from the OKR Mentors Collective, this guide addresses two critical challenges:

  1. Creating a strategy that's clearly understood at all levels of your organization
  2. Translating strategy into measurable goals that connect to individual contributions


Many organizations rush into OKRs without first ensuring their strategy is solid. This playbook helps you pause, reflect, and refine your strategic vision before implementing a performance management system. By doing this groundwork, you'll create more powerful, aligned, and consistent OKRs that truly drive your business forward.


The High-Impact Strategy Playbook


Key Insights

  • The Core Elements of Strategy

    Understand what makes a solid strategic foundation using Michael Porter's principles

  • The Minimum Viable Strategy™

    Learn how to answer critical questions like "Who are we?" and "What game do we want to play?"

  • Quality Assessment Framework

    Apply the practical 10C framework to evaluate your strategy's strength

  • AI Integration

    Discover smart ways to leverage AI while keeping human creativity at the center

  • Communication Strategies

    Master techniques to share your vision effectively throughout your organization

Download the Playbook

Discover how to create a strategy that not only inspires but drives real transformation through OKRs.

Authors

  • Elie Casamitjana

    OKR Executive Coach & CEO, OKRmentors

  • Francesco Redolfi

    Business Transformation Leader & COO, OKRmentors

  • Daniel Montgomery

    Managing Director, Agile Strategies

  • Aaron McKenna

    Chief Operating Officer, McKenna Consultants Ltd

  • Thomas Dusart

    Founder of DOKR and OKRscore.

  • Francesca Nardocci

    Founder & CEO, The OpsKitchen

  • Tristan Pelloux

    Management Consultant and OKR Coach